I collected a huge amount when I was a kid (late 70's through '86) I built mostly classic space and classic castle. My brother built town. Didn't build for several years for a bunch of reasons, but got everything out of mothballs in 1999. Got into 9v trains and wanted to build a "O" scale equivilant layout. After 10 years and several thousand dollars on ebay and lego.com later, I have finished a 20 foot by 15 foot room in my basement and have begun building the layout. I anticipate a long build time. The kids are old enough to help as well. My goal is a full fledged layout worthy of posting for everyone to see! I am new to the AFOL world, so I look forward to talking to everyone in the future. My only concern is that my MOCs will not be good enough to meld in with my Cafe Corner, Green Grocer and firehouse!!!!